Sarah Mills: It's a dream come true - I get to see England in the World Cup
After months of waiting and wading through FIFA's Kafkaesque ticket-buying process, Sarah Mills finally has tickets to s...
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Experts dispute Sask. police's description of latest fentanyl doses
Public health experts and safe consumption sites are sounding the alarm about the term "naloxone-resistant fentanyl." The RCMP and the Saskatoon and Moose Jaw police services all put out statements th...
Dec 15, 2023 "The naloxone has no effect on the benzodiazepines and the xylazine which makes the substances incredibly dangerous," said Kayla Demong, executive director at Prairie Harm Reduction. (650 CKOM file photo)
'The greatest dog:' Owner trying to get 1,000 cuddles for dying dog
They say dogs are a man's best friend, and Brutus the Rottweiler is no exception. Recently, Brutus developed terminal lymphoma, which is a form of cancer. His owner, Kelly Yahnke, wants to focus on th...
Dec 15, 2023 Brutus the rottweiler passed away on Saturday. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
'Their eyes glisten:' Santas Anonymous helps families in need
You don't have to travel to the North Pole to see this workshop. The Santas Anonymous collection centre is filled to the brim with thousands of toys for families in need. It's a 980 CJME and Salvation...
Dec 13, 2023 Tim Fraser (middle with Santa hat) and some of his team at the Santas Anonymous gift centre. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Home builders benefiting from balmy temperatures
Kids won't be making snow forts or igloos anytime soon, but the lack of snow and warmer weather is making building homes a lot easier. "When we're having the kind of weather we've been having, it's fa...
Dec 13, 2023 The warmer-than-usual weather and lack of snow allows for work on the exterior of construction projects to be extended. (980 CJME file photo)
No ice, ice baby: Regina's outdoor rinks delayed due to warm weather
Here's something you wouldn't expect in Saskatchewan: City crews are struggling to make ice in the middle of December. The unusually warm weather is causing some delays at ice rinks across the city. M...
Dec 11, 2023 Unusually warm temperatures have delayed flooding at Regina's outdoor rinks. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Saskatoon care homes still using anti-psychotics and restraints: Auditor's report
A handful of Saskatoon-and-area special-care homes are not meeting regulations set out by the Ministry of Health. The Saskatchewan's provincial auditor, Tara Clemett, found that the homes were using a...
Dec 11, 2023 Reports from the 2023 audit worsened since 2019 for three measures (residents in daily restraints, use of anti-psychotics and pressure ulcers, also known as bedsores). (File photo)
'Double whammy:' Eyre says Sask. has been slammed by another federal regulation
The Saskatchewan Party and the NDP have found something to agree on: The province is standing firm against new federal regulations on oil and gas emissions. Under the policy framework, the industry wi...
Dec 07, 2023 Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre says the new federal regulations on oil and gas cap emissions likely will go to the province's Economic Assessment Tribunal. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
'The place is a disaster:' Regina Airbnb host cleaning up after SWAT raid
It was a scene straight out of a cop show when the Regina Police Service's SWAT team showed up at Tara Van Sichem's Airbnb. Police say the raid was because the renters of the property on Pasqua Street...
Dec 07, 2023 Damages to Tara Van Sichem's Airbnb in Regina. (Tara Van Sichem/Submitted)
Kids and cops take over Regina mall for Christmas shopping spree
The Cornwall Centre was filled with smiling faces and police officers wearing Santa hats and elf ears Wednesday. It was to celebrate the seventh annual CopShop event, in which 20 children are paired u...
Dec 06, 2023 Parker Baumann, 13, and RPS Insp. Kelly Trithart make a perfect pair for the CopShop event at the Cornwall Centre. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
New coal initiative saving jobs and communities: Coronach mayor
The Saskatchewan government is taking a step towards what it says is clean coal. On Tuesday, it announced $550,000 towards a research project, operated by Videre Energy, to find the best method of cle...
Dec 05, 2023 "When I first moved there, I got tired of hearing, 'It will be what it will be.' It will be what we let it be," said Coronach Mayor Cal Martin. He's looking forward to his town's partnership with Videre Energy. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
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Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 24
On Friday's show, Evan looks at the stormy forecast for Saskatchewan heading into the weekend, the potential delays to s...